Artificial Intelligence Industry News

AI Business Weekly – February 6, 2026: The Infrastructure Arms Race Accelerates While Software Burns

Five stories that show why AI companies are raising billions while traditional software crashes—and what it means for your business

AI Startups Raise Record $2 Billion in Single Week as ElevenLabs, Waabi, and Bedrock Lead February Funding Surge

Cloud Software Stocks Crash Up to 40 Percent in 2026 as Anthropic's Claude Cowork Triggers "SaaSpocalypse" Disruption Fears

Anthropic Doubles Funding Target to $20 Billion at $350 Billion Valuation as AI Startup Valuations Reach Stratospheric Heights

Google Announces $180 Billion AI Spending Plan for 2026 as Big Tech Infrastructure Race Reaches Fever Pitch

Cerebras Raises $1 Billion at $23 Billion Valuation as AI Chip Race Intensifies Against Nvidia Dominance

The Bill Is Due: How AI's Biggest Week Exposed the Cracks Nobody Wanted to See

Five stories, one thread — the technology is outrunning every system designed to govern it

AI-Manipulated Images of Minneapolis Shooting Spread Across Social Media, Fooling Senators and Millions of Users

British Columbia Forces AI and Data Centre Companies to Compete for Electricity as Grid Strain Hits North America

Moltbook Explodes to 150,000 AI Agents in Days as the First Social Network Built Entirely for Bots Raises Security Alarms